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senator levin's caucus was somewhat more vigorous than mine. we did have a vigorous discussion and hopefully this will prevent us from going over to 51 votes on january 3. over a senateom going cliff on january 3. >> two comments. the current rule would not be amended. we would have a standing order which has the same effect as a rule to put in place to procedures which i have outlined. two additional procedures -- one of them is up to the majority leader by himself. that would be whether or not to proceed to a bill with this assurance of two amendments per side up front. the second additional option of the majority leader would be where there is a joint cloture petition. we will open it up to questions. this is consistent with senate rules 5. we do not break the rules to change the rules. we stopped a procedure which is -- we adopt a procedure which is totally consistent with senate rule 5 which says the following -- the rules of the senate shall continue from congress to congress until they are changed as provided for by these rules, which of
senator levin's caucus was somewhat more vigorous than mine. we did have a vigorous discussion and hopefully this will prevent us from going over to 51 votes on january 3. over a senateom going cliff on january 3. >> two comments. the current rule would not be amended. we would have a standing order which has the same effect as a rule to put in place to procedures which i have outlined. two additional procedures -- one of them is up to the majority leader by himself. that would be whether...
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congressman sandy levin joins us next. careers of tomorrow. share your current.com/knowhow tell us about how you've let nothing stand in the way of being ready for the future. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone is ready with the know-how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu/knowhow. ♪ ♪ i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. >> eliot: when michigan's governor rick snyder ran for election in 2010, he adamantly denied right to work as part of his agenda. this afternoon he signed it into law. sandy levin called the governor out in an op-ed in the descroit free
congressman sandy levin joins us next. careers of tomorrow. share your current.com/knowhow tell us about how you've let nothing stand in the way of being ready for the future. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone is ready with the know-how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male...
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as senator levin said earlier, it commits us to a missile defense strategy to make sure that iran knows if it makes a strike on israel, it will be debilitated by the israeli military system. it makes sure we expand the strategic stockpile authorization from 200 million to 400 million so israel has united states material on the ground in israel and can get permission to use it by the united states of america as it once in the past har already done. it ensures that we foster more cooperation between the -- between nato and israel to ensure that all the world that loves peace, liberty, and freedom and the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness work together with the state of israel to ensure its security and longevity in this great world of ours. go tell that story today when you talk to your congressman and senator, it's awn unequivocal pledge of friendship to the state of israel. there should not be one scintilla of wiggle room when it comes to republican or democrat and the state of israel and its security. there is a second subject i want you to talk about. i
as senator levin said earlier, it commits us to a missile defense strategy to make sure that iran knows if it makes a strike on israel, it will be debilitated by the israeli military system. it makes sure we expand the strategic stockpile authorization from 200 million to 400 million so israel has united states material on the ground in israel and can get permission to use it by the united states of america as it once in the past har already done. it ensures that we foster more cooperation...
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levin. i am not as much of a fan of the principles you laid out as the ones i have laid out, but the principles you have laid out are open enough that mr. levin can have his say and those of us who support the fair tax can have our say. to put it on an expedited process and say, let's stop talking about it and get it done. let's get the loopholes out that mr. mcgovern is discussing. i would like to ask you, mr. levin -- who you think benefits the most from the loopholes and carve out and exceptions? is it the middle-class taxpayers, or is it a different class of people? >> let me mention -- sometimes the word loophole was misapplied. the essentially, you talked about the principle -- to get down, to have two brackets would reduce the revenues dramatically. in order to achieve that, you would have to diminished and probably eliminate -- >> let me make sure i understand. the principal chairman camp has laid out -- the only proposals that he his -- he is entertaining our proposals that bring in
levin. i am not as much of a fan of the principles you laid out as the ones i have laid out, but the principles you have laid out are open enough that mr. levin can have his say and those of us who support the fair tax can have our say. to put it on an expedited process and say, let's stop talking about it and get it done. let's get the loopholes out that mr. mcgovern is discussing. i would like to ask you, mr. levin -- who you think benefits the most from the loopholes and carve out and...
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but sandy levin has a bill that is i'd wall. all bhoehner has to do is make those changes on the noor. the idea that they would love to pass this senate bill. but the constitution is stwandig in their way. okay, this is over. you are boeing to fold, when are you going to fold. the senate has lith rated tax bills many peoples. at an be stutionist's toog. the variety of of ways to get around that. but i want to listen to something within the host on foxness about how the president has handled this situation. >> he's basketball ueen using t great skill to shatter the doubt of the house. his objective from the very beginning was to break the will of the republicans and great an internal civil war. and he has done that. from insisting on day one that republicans have to race rates. he says that is what he will in visit upon flt he knew it will great a crisis and he did. >> between mcxho donald world al add. we are deeply think and al ilt ce in wonderland for hours before we hit the deadline. the idea of the tax bill, when i was liste
but sandy levin has a bill that is i'd wall. all bhoehner has to do is make those changes on the noor. the idea that they would love to pass this senate bill. but the constitution is stwandig in their way. okay, this is over. you are boeing to fold, when are you going to fold. the senate has lith rated tax bills many peoples. at an be stutionist's toog. the variety of of ways to get around that. but i want to listen to something within the host on foxness about how the president has handled...
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with you pop. >> so, first, let me get your reaction to the counterproposal by senators mccain and levin. i'm sure you've looked at it by now. what do you think of it? >> absolutely. this proposal is all about not addressing the core problem paralyzing the senate. right now, the filibuster, as you described it, it's silent, it's secret, simply an objection to a simple majority vote. no talking required. therefore, no visibility, no time and energy, no accountability to the american people. on bill after bill that we wanted to pass, if the filibuster had had to be done out in open, before colleagues, before the public, we would have had the momentum to be able to get that legislation passed, because we were in sync with where the country wanted to go. but the group today put forward the proposal that basically is designed to pull the rug out of this reform effort. >> the argument that folks like senator mccain make is that, yeah, this might sound good to you now, be if you are in the minority, you are going to regret touching the filibuster at all, and you'll particularly regret setting a
with you pop. >> so, first, let me get your reaction to the counterproposal by senators mccain and levin. i'm sure you've looked at it by now. what do you think of it? >> absolutely. this proposal is all about not addressing the core problem paralyzing the senate. right now, the filibuster, as you described it, it's silent, it's secret, simply an objection to a simple majority vote. no talking required. therefore, no visibility, no time and energy, no accountability to the american...
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it to investors all the while acknowledging to themselves that timberwolf was well what senator carl levin described. six hundred million dollars of timberwolf securities which you so. sure he sold this is what your sales team were telling to each other. that timberwolf was one deal can you imagine if a drug company was caught circulating e-mails before putting a new drug on the market saying boy is drug it's really probably you know might kill whoever takes a lot suckers but what are. you see we have laws in place to make sure the drug companies can't do that. but there's no laws to stop wall street and just today we heard even more reason why we should be keeping wall street on the same kind of short leash we keep in drug companies former goldman sachs executive director greg smith recently resigned from that banking giant and today in a new york times op ed he blew the whistle on a toxic and destructive his words environment within the bank smith writes i believe i have worked here long enough to understand the trajectory of its culture its people and its identity and i can honestly say
it to investors all the while acknowledging to themselves that timberwolf was well what senator carl levin described. six hundred million dollars of timberwolf securities which you so. sure he sold this is what your sales team were telling to each other. that timberwolf was one deal can you imagine if a drug company was caught circulating e-mails before putting a new drug on the market saying boy is drug it's really probably you know might kill whoever takes a lot suckers but what are. you see...
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reason why senator webb, senator levin and i and others have been concerned about the issue of guam is because the costs have escalated dramatically and at least in one area from $6 billion to $16 billion.wg there's been slow progress with the japanese.w so we decided after senator levin, senator webb and others 7 of us that we needed some w?w?ww outside view, independent view of this situation.wó we passed the defense authorization bill in december.7 it's now been 2 1/2 months.cwc7 how long does it take to let a contract to get an independent assessment, mr. secretary? >> senator, since this contract is not under my purview, since i don't let this contract -- >> i see.w7w7w7w7 it's somebody else's w??w?w? responsibility.wwg well, i want to tell you for w sure that until we get that independent assessment, there ww should be no concrete plans madw by the secretary of defense or 7 the defense department until we? have a chance to examine an w+w+ independent assessment and thenç go through the authorization w// process for any expenditure of funds that need to be made in w; order
reason why senator webb, senator levin and i and others have been concerned about the issue of guam is because the costs have escalated dramatically and at least in one area from $6 billion to $16 billion.wg there's been slow progress with the japanese.w so we decided after senator levin, senator webb and others 7 of us that we needed some w?w?ww outside view, independent view of this situation.wó we passed the defense authorization bill in december.7 it's now been 2 1/2 months.cwc7 how long...
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we're talking to adam levine after the break. stick around, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ well the kids wanted a puppy, but they can be really expensive. so to save money i just found them a possum. dad, i think he's dead. probably just playin' possum. sfx: possum hisses there he is. there's an easier way to save. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. [ male announcer ] nothing will keep you from magnum. silky vanilla bean ice cream and rich...
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senator levin's proposal is very specific on how that could work. i think you could use that as a starting point and maybe agree to some other changes. that would be very much like what happened in 1975. part of the agreement and 875 was the put in for the first time ever been asked a silly day. okay we came this close, but we're going to put that in the rules. the you could imagine finding a bipartisan agreement. the other possibility is that she get another eager handshake for implicit agreement between reid and mcconnell that there would be changing the way they do things now commented to repeat my willingness to offer amendments and in return, fewer frivolous filibusters. we saw last year a very commendable step in a bipartisan fashion, some that couldn't be confirmable in creating agreements otherwise. the use of old son by all senators and done often not because of objections to individual nominations, but a hostage tape and mechanism has increased enormously in the last few years and finding a better way to run nominations may be part of an a
senator levin's proposal is very specific on how that could work. i think you could use that as a starting point and maybe agree to some other changes. that would be very much like what happened in 1975. part of the agreement and 875 was the put in for the first time ever been asked a silly day. okay we came this close, but we're going to put that in the rules. the you could imagine finding a bipartisan agreement. the other possibility is that she get another eager handshake for implicit...
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levin: i guess we'll wrap up. i do show as i look about and think of this institution, it sometimes can be quite impersonal. i think for all of us today this is a very personal moment, and i think all of us join in saluting gabby and mark. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from washington. mr. reichert: i thank you, mr. speaker. i keep my closing statement short. this obviously is an important bill to this country, for our nation's security and is especially important on this day when our good friend, gabrielle giffords, has presented her resignation. i urge all members to join me in support of this bill, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 3801. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended,
levin: i guess we'll wrap up. i do show as i look about and think of this institution, it sometimes can be quite impersonal. i think for all of us today this is a very personal moment, and i think all of us join in saluting gabby and mark. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from washington. mr. reichert: i thank you, mr. speaker. i keep my closing statement short. this obviously is an important bill to...
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i talked to senator carl levin, snorch senator in michigan where my dad lives and the next things we had a letter back from the army secretary saying we'd like to perform the symphony. >> i was kind of worried what i would see and i was so grateful when i opened the score and saw that it was a total piece of music, very accessible, very melodic, ne-yo romantic. it has a special meaning when you sit down and you play something and you know exactly what's behind it. >> so the first movement of my symphony is about the sadness of that period, the extreme sadness and sorrow of the holocaust and the terrible loss of life. the second movement is sort of being geared for war. and the third movement is the warfare itself. the boys going to omaha beach and invading germany. at the end of that movement i have a victory march. [ applause ] wonderful. >> he certainly does deserve that salute. one of our many heroes who we should be honoring today. >>> the anglican church has a new leader but where does the new archbishop of canterbury stand on same-sex marriage and other hot button issues and wh
i talked to senator carl levin, snorch senator in michigan where my dad lives and the next things we had a letter back from the army secretary saying we'd like to perform the symphony. >> i was kind of worried what i would see and i was so grateful when i opened the score and saw that it was a total piece of music, very accessible, very melodic, ne-yo romantic. it has a special meaning when you sit down and you play something and you know exactly what's behind it. >> so the first...
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senators john mccain, carl levin and diane feinstein sent a letter to sony. amy davidson is a senior editor at "the new yorker" magazine and wrote a column about it. good to have you here. so the senators, they came out staunchly against the film after seeing it saying it's perpetu e perpetuating a myth. your assessment of the film? are they right that the movie takes a little creative liberty with the tortures a sne s s ss? >> it did and there was an open letter saying the head of the cia had deep troubles with the ill families and not accurate in the description of what torture did for the united states. the reason they felt the need to speak out was because this was billed as the big movie that the cia cooperated with and the pentagon. opens with recordings of people dying in the world trade center and saying it's based on actual accounts and saying it has that and then make the case we needed torture to keep us safe, that torture got us bin laden, you could see why that's department lie disturbing if as people who have seen the intelligence say it's not t
senators john mccain, carl levin and diane feinstein sent a letter to sony. amy davidson is a senior editor at "the new yorker" magazine and wrote a column about it. good to have you here. so the senators, they came out staunchly against the film after seeing it saying it's perpetu e perpetuating a myth. your assessment of the film? are they right that the movie takes a little creative liberty with the tortures a sne s s ss? >> it did and there was an open letter saying the head...
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senator levin's proposal is fairly specific in how that could work. i think you could use that as a starting point and agree to the changes in the week much like what happened in 19785. as part of the agreement that they put in while five for the first time. we came this close by were not going to do it. but when you put that in the posts. peer the other possibility is to get another handshake between reagan mcconnell adobe changed the way they do things now. there'll be more willingness to offer amendments and previous filibusters might include the missile last year a very they have a bipartisan fashion in the senate to stream line executive nominations removing some creating agreements otherwise. come about the use of the hold which is done by all senators, done to objections because of nominations but a hostagetaking effect is increased in the last two years and nominations may be part of an agreement as well. i do think it's necessarily going to happen, but there's a deal that could work for both sides. maybe we have time for one last question. wh
senator levin's proposal is fairly specific in how that could work. i think you could use that as a starting point and agree to the changes in the week much like what happened in 19785. as part of the agreement that they put in while five for the first time. we came this close by were not going to do it. but when you put that in the posts. peer the other possibility is to get another handshake between reagan mcconnell adobe changed the way they do things now. there'll be more willingness to...
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we're talking to adam levine after the break. stick around, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ thanks. no problem. what did you guys just do right there? just gave him a video. okay let's get started. you did that without a dongle. it's pretty cool huh? hey what are you doing? i'm texting and watching a video at the same time. it's a boy, check it out! awwwww. hey! oh that's cool! that is cool. that's cool. wow. this is a lot to process. yeah. introducing the galaxy s3. share like never before. available at at&t. there are some reactions you can't control, and some you can. please drink responsibly. [ john ] no. were you just... no. are you supposed to be driving that in here? no! did mom say we could eat all that? [ john ] yes. [ male announcer ] it's nice to finally say "yes." new oscar mayer selects. it's yes food. new oscar mayer selects. i'm here to snake the drain. i'm here to flush the pipe. vo: liquid plumr double impact has a long snake that reaches deep in the pipe to grab the toughest clogs, and a powerful gel to f
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also speaking on tuesday, michigan democratic senator carl levin said hsbc must now show accountability for its actions. >> the recent commitments are welcome. apologies and commitments to improve our also welcome, but accountability for past conduct is the central, and that is what has been missing here. >> the report on hsbc comes amidst widespread scandals in the global financial sector, including news the british bank barclays manipulated the key global interest rate, libor. appearing for the senate banking committee, federal reserve chair ben bernanke acknowledged u.s. officials were aware of the rate manipulation as early as four years ago, but were powerless to take action beyond alerting british officials. bernanke said the libor scandal has caused major damage and showed the international exchanges "structurally flawed." addressing the sluggish pace of u.s. job growth, ben bernanke said the fed is prepared to take new action to address high employment. >> reflecting its concerns about the slow pace of progress in reducing unemployment and the downside risk to the economic outlo
also speaking on tuesday, michigan democratic senator carl levin said hsbc must now show accountability for its actions. >> the recent commitments are welcome. apologies and commitments to improve our also welcome, but accountability for past conduct is the central, and that is what has been missing here. >> the report on hsbc comes amidst widespread scandals in the global financial sector, including news the british bank barclays manipulated the key global interest rate, libor....
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. >> joining us this week, rep sander levin, democrat from michigan. thank you for being here. and joining us to question him are gail russell chaddock, washington editor of "the christian science monitor" and david leitman from mcclatchy. >> there's a lot coming up this year. we have one week in session next week and then six or eight days in september. then elections. in the fiscal cliff. is congress really have enough time in those eight days plus next week to assure the country that all is well heading into these elections? >> indeed, i think the battle next week may give people some discouragement, though i would hope it might encourage people. we're going back about over one of the key issues related to the long term. that is whether revenues will be a part of the solution. the republicans are essentially saying that we cannot touch the income taxes of the very high income families. that is their position and they are stuck on it, i think it does not bode well. i was looking a few days ago about the income figures for 2010, the latest we have them. the upper 1% receive 93
. >> joining us this week, rep sander levin, democrat from michigan. thank you for being here. and joining us to question him are gail russell chaddock, washington editor of "the christian science monitor" and david leitman from mcclatchy. >> there's a lot coming up this year. we have one week in session next week and then six or eight days in september. then elections. in the fiscal cliff. is congress really have enough time in those eight days plus next week to assure...
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there was a bill introduced by the ranking member of the ways and means committee in the house, sandy levin, that called for this legislation. the speaker was going to bring it up to kill it, but he couldn't kill it and then we moved to plan "b," the debacle of all debacles. it's the mother of all debacles. that was brought up in an effort to send us something. he couldn't even pass it among the republicans it was so absurd, he meaning the speaker, so it's very clear now, mr. president, that the speakers's number one goal is to get elected speaker on january 3rd. the house is not even here. he's told me it will give him two days to get back here, not two days, 48 hours. they don't even have enough of the leadership here to meet to talk about it. they have done it with conference calls. people are spread all over the country because the speaker is basically waiting for january aboutrd. now, the president campaigned on raising taxes on people making more than $250,000 a year. the bush era tax cuts will expire at the end of this year. obama was elected with a surplus of about 3 million votes.
there was a bill introduced by the ranking member of the ways and means committee in the house, sandy levin, that called for this legislation. the speaker was going to bring it up to kill it, but he couldn't kill it and then we moved to plan "b," the debacle of all debacles. it's the mother of all debacles. that was brought up in an effort to send us something. he couldn't even pass it among the republicans it was so absurd, he meaning the speaker, so it's very clear now, mr....
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robert byrd and ted kennedy and carl levin led the opposition to it but for the most part, it was a rush in judgment. host: our line for republicans is next. caller: good morning, good morning -- host: turn your television down. it will help. caller: good morning, i would first like to say that i feel sorry that mitt romney, a man of great moral and president obama had to go through so many difficult during the time of campaigning and they will have set the standard to work on. i really want to know -- we know this country is divided and when the senators come with an issue, are they informed on both sides well enough to make a decision? one of the things that is coming before us is that tax on the people making the most money. will they have to take a look at that? some say it will work and another side says it will not work. the american people don't know which side will work. guest: i think the senators will be well informed. i think the caller is certainly right about the divisions in the country. i think that's why the restoration of the senate, the senate becoming, again, and effec
robert byrd and ted kennedy and carl levin led the opposition to it but for the most part, it was a rush in judgment. host: our line for republicans is next. caller: good morning, good morning -- host: turn your television down. it will help. caller: good morning, i would first like to say that i feel sorry that mitt romney, a man of great moral and president obama had to go through so many difficult during the time of campaigning and they will have set the standard to work on. i really want to...
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what do you mean by that, larry levin? >> the market could -- we saw the market overnight in the s&ps trade down to 1380. i think 1350 is the next spot after that. that's another 50 points below where we're trading in the s&ps alone stuart. that's the kind of big hit i'm talking about. stuart: that would be a big hit. larry levin, thank you very much. happy new year to you. >> happy new year to you. stuart: let's bring in the author of how rich people think. steve, the rich voted not in overwhelming numbers but they certainly gave many of their votes to president obama in the last election. now, the rich people in america are going to have to pay higher tax rates. you know the rich. you know all about them. you're with them all the time. you write about them. how do they feel about this? >> well, i think the bottom line is, stuart, that the rich that voted for obama voted for obama based on his social policies not his fiscal policies. i don't think they are any happen per about the fiscal policies than anyone else, except
what do you mean by that, larry levin? >> the market could -- we saw the market overnight in the s&ps trade down to 1380. i think 1350 is the next spot after that. that's another 50 points below where we're trading in the s&ps alone stuart. that's the kind of big hit i'm talking about. stuart: that would be a big hit. larry levin, thank you very much. happy new year to you. >> happy new year to you. stuart: let's bring in the author of how rich people think. steve, the rich...
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howard levine is the ceo of that chain. >> tons of growth here. this is probably a thousand-store state. >> reporter: right now he oversees an empire of how many stores? >> right around 7,550. >> reporter: are you sensitive to the charge that you're the ceo of one of the cheap stores? cheap is bad? >> no, somebody called me cheap, i take that as a compliment. that means we're looking for value, we don't overpay for stuff. >> reporter: cheap is working. three dollar chains, family dollar, dollar general, and dollar tree are fortune 500 companies. another chain, 99 cents only, is eyeing real estate on ritzy rodeo drive. >> $119.05. >> reporter: dollar stores have been expanding while the rest of the economy has been receding. >> my friends say i'm miserable, but you must love this economy, and, you know, that's not really the case. we would much prefer a strong economy. when people have jobs, they spend money. we do pretty good in tough times, but we do very well in good times as well. >> reporter: family dollar has been doing well for more than a h
howard levine is the ceo of that chain. >> tons of growth here. this is probably a thousand-store state. >> reporter: right now he oversees an empire of how many stores? >> right around 7,550. >> reporter: are you sensitive to the charge that you're the ceo of one of the cheap stores? cheap is bad? >> no, somebody called me cheap, i take that as a compliment. that means we're looking for value, we don't overpay for stuff. >> reporter: cheap is working. three...
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levin said his committee needs further information. he said members want more details on the realignment of marines before they approve the budget. japan's foreign minister says the government will ask the united states to return five land plots occupied by military facilities in okinawa. the return of the facilities is part of the agreement on the realignment of u.s. forces in japan. >> translator: with the number of marines declining, there should be prress ineturning the land used b.s ci t implementy zone, a deterrent fe o theye st atne a el enerbowoil lncrs oneaynhe t ernn paselfstnoi oin pael aaouri cld bin nffthiarysro% salesrom ot. proton les market share to ren would be a heavy bl tt risk, the company is trying to expand eras sales and decrease its depproto. >> we cannot depend on one particularinst. we've got to involved i other industries. we explore foreign markets. >> reporter: opsionre also coming from another direction. iss a demonstration by patients suffering f aids. they argue that american involvement in the tpp may l
levin said his committee needs further information. he said members want more details on the realignment of marines before they approve the budget. japan's foreign minister says the government will ask the united states to return five land plots occupied by military facilities in okinawa. the return of the facilities is part of the agreement on the realignment of u.s. forces in japan. >> translator: with the number of marines declining, there should be prress ineturning the land used b.s...
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there was a bill introduced by the ways and means committee in the house, sandy levin that called for this legislation. the speaker was going to bring it up to kill it but he kobt kill it and then we moved to plan b, the debacle of all debacles. it's the mother of all debacles. that was brought up in an effort to send us something. he couldn't even pass it among the republicans it was so absurd. he meaning the speaker. so it's very clear now, mr. president, that the speaker's number one goal is to get elected speaker on january 3rd. the house is not even here. he's told me he'll give them two days to get back here, 48 hours, not two days, 48 hours. they don't even have enough of the leadership here to meet to talk about it. they've done it with conference calls. people are spread all over this country because the speaker is basically waiting for january 3rd. now, the president campaigned on raising taxes on people making more than $250 thou,000 a year. the bush tax cut will expire at the end of this year. obama was elected with a surplus of about three million votes. he won the electi
there was a bill introduced by the ways and means committee in the house, sandy levin that called for this legislation. the speaker was going to bring it up to kill it but he kobt kill it and then we moved to plan b, the debacle of all debacles. it's the mother of all debacles. that was brought up in an effort to send us something. he couldn't even pass it among the republicans it was so absurd. he meaning the speaker. so it's very clear now, mr. president, that the speaker's number one goal is...
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carl levin, the democratic senator and chair of the armed services committee said automatic cuts to government spending could impact public safety. >> i think you should be worried if you have a defense job and we all ought to be worried whether we are dependent upon other aspects of the federal budget. whether we're worried about the regulation of our food safety, whether we're worried about our borders being secure, whether we're worried about fbi being supported, it's all affected by sequestration. >> joining me now, cnbc washington reporter eamon javers. you heard the numbers we just ran down. what is the short-term tangible consequence if we don't get action on the fiscal cliff. >> cote is right, it does cause uncertainly. life is uncertain and so they know that there's going to be this issue and that washington is going to wrestle with it. in the short term, the very short term, i think actually some of the hype around the fiscal cliff is a little overblown, particularly because the first couple of days or week or so after we go over the fiscal cliff we won't see all that many impacts. a
carl levin, the democratic senator and chair of the armed services committee said automatic cuts to government spending could impact public safety. >> i think you should be worried if you have a defense job and we all ought to be worried whether we are dependent upon other aspects of the federal budget. whether we're worried about the regulation of our food safety, whether we're worried about our borders being secure, whether we're worried about fbi being supported, it's all affected by...
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but are not on board with you yet include senator barbara boxer, dianne feinstein, pat leahy, carl levin, max baucus and depending on how you pars the statement, senator jack reed. why are your colleagues holding back and what are you doing to push them on this issue? >> recognize, this is an institution, the senate, that rarely changes its rules. so folks have been here often for very long time saying, well, we can always make a gentleman's agreement to make this place work. we score the social contrast. that would be ideal and certainly if these rules worked in the past why can't they work today. so there are folks reluctant to change them saying the better thing is to restore the social contrast. quite frankly, we've tried that. the minority leader and the democratic leader worked out a gentleman's agreement two years ago. it failed utterly. it's just clear, we're not in the same world. >> sir, how do you define failure? >> well, we failed in the sense that it was supposed to eliminate these huge number of filibusters and allow us to get an agenda on the floor. no longer have the bloc
but are not on board with you yet include senator barbara boxer, dianne feinstein, pat leahy, carl levin, max baucus and depending on how you pars the statement, senator jack reed. why are your colleagues holding back and what are you doing to push them on this issue? >> recognize, this is an institution, the senate, that rarely changes its rules. so folks have been here often for very long time saying, well, we can always make a gentleman's agreement to make this place work. we score the...
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we have here one whole column, "goal." >> levine: that's not... >> kroft: "goal." >> levine: that's not... that's not from our company, steve. i don't know where that came from. >> kroft: it's not from your company? it's... i don't... one of your hospitals. >> levine: steve, we don't have any kind of goals. i don't know what the percent admissions are at that hospital. maybe they are actually 20%, but the... the admissions goal at any hospital is driven only by what the normal trend is for that hospital. >> kroft: we talked to a hundred people who say that there was pressure from the corporate level to admit people. are they all lying? >> levine: steve, we have one goal. and... and... and i'm not going to... i'm not... i'm not going to judge anybody else. our goal is... i... each and every patient that comes into the hospital is a unique and special circumstance. >> kroft: hardly anyone we talked to complained about the quality of care at h.m.a. hospitals, only the quantity of care. and we were not the first to raise the subject of inappropriate admissions with corporate executives. pau
we have here one whole column, "goal." >> levine: that's not... >> kroft: "goal." >> levine: that's not... that's not from our company, steve. i don't know where that came from. >> kroft: it's not from your company? it's... i don't... one of your hospitals. >> levine: steve, we don't have any kind of goals. i don't know what the percent admissions are at that hospital. maybe they are actually 20%, but the... the admissions goal at any hospital...
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levin said his committee needs further information. he said members want more details before they approve the budget. japan's foreign minister says the government will ask the united states to return five land plotsccupied by military facilities in okinawa. the return of facilities is part of the agreement on the realignment of u.s. forces in japan. >> translator: with the number of marines declining, there should be progress in returning the land used by u.s. military facilities. we will try to implement this plan gradually. >> the plans include two military camps and one supply zone, a military port and an oil storage facility. he says the government wants the achieve the return of land without reducing the effect of the u.s. military presence. marines based in okinawa are doing what they need to to stay fit. they started ten days of life fire drills. >> reporter: u.s. marines stationed in okinawa have studied -- it is japan's grand self-defense forces largest field in western japan. even here about two kilometers from the side a lou
levin said his committee needs further information. he said members want more details before they approve the budget. japan's foreign minister says the government will ask the united states to return five land plotsccupied by military facilities in okinawa. the return of facilities is part of the agreement on the realignment of u.s. forces in japan. >> translator: with the number of marines declining, there should be progress in returning the land used by u.s. military facilities. we will...
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thing, the whole levin strand of the narrative, including whom levin falls in love with, wha what happens in t respect, all that is treated in a different way in this film. i don't know that an audience will or needs to rationalize what i have just been talking about, but you might be left with a sense that there is a different approach to as it were town and country. >> rose: is the he strip narrative as interesting to you as the anna narrative with bronsky? >> possibly more interesting. >> rose: really? >> yeah. because i aspire to be more like levin. i don't aspire to be like anna and bronsky. >> rose: meaning? >> meaning that levin is seeking a more authentic form of living, love to him is something that is about his aspirations for a closeness with the universal and he is much more soulful character. >> rose: here is a clip. take a look. >> >> can i be of service to you? >> why are you leaving moscow? >> what else can i do? i have to be where you are. >> stop. that is enough. go back to kiev. >> this is wrong. >> you have no right. >> it makes no difference. >> you must forget me. >>
thing, the whole levin strand of the narrative, including whom levin falls in love with, wha what happens in t respect, all that is treated in a different way in this film. i don't know that an audience will or needs to rationalize what i have just been talking about, but you might be left with a sense that there is a different approach to as it were town and country. >> rose: is the he strip narrative as interesting to you as the anna narrative with bronsky? >> possibly more...
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levin and then come back. >> i leave my comments to the third round. i don't know if -- all right, so the two of you will split the second round. i don't know about you, mr. van holland. >> and chairman -- is this on? there we go. i think it's on. chairman, to me i'm going to keep this drum beat going. we've got work to do and we're on the clock. today's the second of february, we have 27 days before our authority expires to extend the pay roll tax cut for 160 million working, tax paying americans, to extend the insurance benefits for up to 5 million americans who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own and to make sure that some 48 million seniors in our country continue to have access to the doctors they've come to count on under medicare. but the little secret that all 20 of us know in this room that most americans don't know is that we really don't have 27 days. in the house we have no more than 13 legislative days left before the end of this month. and so at least on the house side and i suspect the senate is fairly similar in terms of
levin and then come back. >> i leave my comments to the third round. i don't know if -- all right, so the two of you will split the second round. i don't know about you, mr. van holland. >> and chairman -- is this on? there we go. i think it's on. chairman, to me i'm going to keep this drum beat going. we've got work to do and we're on the clock. today's the second of february, we have 27 days before our authority expires to extend the pay roll tax cut for 160 million working, tax...